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EP0575523B1 - Regulateur de debit utilisable pour les gaz provenant d'une chambre de production - Google Patents

Regulateur de debit utilisable pour les gaz provenant d'une chambre de production Download PDF

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EP0575523B1
EP0575523B1 EP92908728A EP92908728A EP0575523B1 EP 0575523 B1 EP0575523 B1 EP 0575523B1 EP 92908728 A EP92908728 A EP 92908728A EP 92908728 A EP92908728 A EP 92908728A EP 0575523 B1 EP0575523 B1 EP 0575523B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D7/00—Control of flow
    • G05D7/06—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means
    • G05D7/0617—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials
    • G05D7/0629—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means
    • G05D7/0635—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means by action on throttling means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/70—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof
    • F24F11/72—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure
    • F24F11/74—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure for controlling air flow rate or air velocity
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/70—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof
    • F24F11/72—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure
    • F24F11/74—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure for controlling air flow rate or air velocity
    • F24F11/75—Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure for controlling air flow rate or air velocity for maintaining constant air flow rate or air velocity
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F3/00—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems
    • F24F3/12—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling
    • F24F3/16—Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by purification, e.g. by filtering; by sterilisation; by ozonisation
    • F24F3/167—Clean rooms, i.e. enclosed spaces in which a uniform flow of filtered air is distributed

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  • This invention generally relates to a device for regulating the flow of a fluid, in particular a gas, through the device.
  • HVAC heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
  • resistors may be comprised of gate valves, butterfly valves or dampers, and may be fixed, adjustable or motorized.
  • the pressure level throughout the HVAC system will change; any change in the HVAC system pressure will affect the flow of air past every other resistor.
  • adjusting a resistor at the output causes "cross-talk.”
  • Gas companies have safety valves that shut off the flow of gas when there is a large decrease in pressure, since such a decrease may be due to a leak downstream of the valve.
  • Many safety valves vent fluid from a conduit when there is a large increase in pressure in order to prevent the pressure in the conduit from increasing beyond the bursting point of the conduit, or beyond the capability of machinery connected to the conduit.
  • Other valves such as those used in gasoline pumps, also shut off flow automatically when the backpressure increases to a certain point, indicating that the tank being filled is full.
  • These safety valves and gasoline-pump valves are designed to be either fully opened or fully closed, and are not designed to precisely regulate the fluid flow.
  • USA 3053272 discloses a vacuum regulator incorporated into an automatic milking system.
  • the regulator maintains the vacuum in the system at a relatively uniform level even though the load on the system may change and includes a displaceable piston whose position is governed by the relative pressures acting on either face of the piston.
  • USA 3978883 discloses a device for regulating the combustion air of a furnace in order to supply a constant volume of air per unit time.
  • the device includes a displaceable throttle element whose position is varied by means of bellows according to the relative pressures acting on either face of the bellows.
  • USA 3312241 discloses a fluid control valve to control the flow of pressurised fluid such as steam which is to be fed to turbine units.
  • Moveable grid members which are used to block the flow of fluid are displaced by hydraulic means and are biased in the closed position so that hydraulic pressure is necessary to enable the flow of fluid through the valve.
  • a device for regulating the flow of fluid through a conduit wherein the device includes impedance means for variably impeding the flow of fluid through the conduit and restoring means operably linked to the impedance means, wherein the impedance means comprises a displaceable piston having a distal face which is exposed to a reference pressure and a frontal face which forms a part of the wall of the conduit so that the impedance to the flow of fluid through the conduit varies as a function of the position of the displaceable piston, and wherein the restoring means is adapted to displace the piston so that the impedance to the flow of fluid through the conduit is reduced, characterised in that the piston is pivotally mounted so as to rotate about a hinge point.
  • the present invention solves the problems found in the prior art systems by providing a self-regulating flow control system. Compared to many of the prior art systems, the present invention is not complex and imparts very little resistance to flow during low flow situations.
  • the regulator includes a movably mounted piston having a distal face, exposed to a reference pressure, and a frontal face, exposed to fluid passing through the regulator.
  • the path of fluid passing through the regulator is substantially straight. It is also preferred that the regulator not be vented at any point between the input and output of the regulator, so that the mass of fluid exiting the regulator is the same as the mass entering the regulator.
  • Attached to the piston is a member that variably impedes fluid flowing through the regulator.
  • the amount that this member impedes the fluid flow varies as a function of the difference between the pressure of fluid on the frontal face of the piston and the reference pressure.
  • This member may be an integral part of the piston extending into the path of the fluid flowing through the regulator, or it may be a separate member attached to the piston.
  • this impeding member includes an airfoil segment or several such segments.
  • Each airfoil segment that is movable and attached to the piston has a corresponding airfoil segment that is not movable, so that there are pairs of airfoil segments--each pair having a movable segment and a fixed segment, and each pair forming a complete airfoil.
  • each movable segment is displaced with respect to its corresponding fixed segment.
  • the impedance to flow increases.
  • the piston may be hingedly mounted.
  • the movable airfoil segments may also be hingedly attached to the piston.
  • a restoring force exerts a force on the piston so as to tend to lessen the resistance on the fluid flow, and so that when there is no flow through the passageway the resistance is relatively low.
  • the restoring force includes the weight of the piston.
  • a spring may be used to apply or adjust the restoring force.
  • the piston and the impeding member are mounted so as to move in a direction transverse to the direction of fluid flowing past the frontal face of the piston. It is also preferable that the impeding member is mounted downstream of the frontal face of the piston.
  • a variable resistance valve is located upstream of the frontal face of the piston, and the reference pressure is the pressure of fluid upstream of the variable resistance means.
  • the reference pressure may be the same as the environment that the fluid flows from, or alternatively it may be the same as the pressure somewhere else upstream of the piston or the variable resistance valve.
  • a venturi is disposed in the fluid path. At least part of the venturi is formed with the frontal face of a piston.
  • the piston is movably mounted so that it may move transversely to the flow through the path, and so that as the velocity of the fluid flowing through the path increases, the difference between the reference pressure and the pressure in the venturi increases causing the piston to move in a direction narrowing the venturi.
  • a restoring force is exerted on the piston in the direction that tends to move the piston so as to widen the venturi.
  • Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 show cross-sections of several regulators according to the invention.
  • Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a regulator that is an embodiment of the invention having several airfoils, wherein the near wall of the regulator has been removed to expose the interior of the regulator.
  • Fig. 6 shows a cross-section of the regulator shown in Fig. 5.
  • Figs. 7A and 7B show a cross-section of a portion of the regulator shown in Fig. 5; in Fig. 7A there is little or no flow through the regulator, and in Fig. 7B there is a greater flow.
  • Fig. 8 shows a perspective view of the exterior of the regulator shown in Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 9 shows how regulators according to the invention may be employed in regulating flow through a process chamber.
  • Fig. 1 shows a mass flow regulator according to the present invention.
  • Air flows from the input 81 , past a variable resistor, which in this case is a gate valve 95 , into a chamber, called the plenum 79 . Air moves over the frontal face 52 of the piston 5 .
  • the air flow is then modulated by constriction point 80 , which is formed by the upturned section 96 at the end of piston 5 .
  • the piston 5 rotates about hinge 84 , so that member 96 moves in a direction transverse to the air flow.
  • the output 82 is connected to a vacuum source, but in any case the pressure at the output 82 must be lower than the pressure at the input 81 .
  • the pressure in the plenum 79 is related to the fluid forces on the frontal and distal faces, 52 and 51 , of the piston 5 , and the restoring force on the piston 5 .
  • the downward restoring force is caused by the weight of the piston 5 .
  • Restoring force may also be supplied or modified by a spring, and/or, as shown in Fig. 4 below, by a slidable weight.
  • the restoring force tends to open the constriction point 80 .
  • the restoring force balances the force caused by the pressure differential between the plenum 79 , through which the air flows, and the reference-pressure chamber 17 (which should have a higher pressure than the plenum 79 does), so that the piston 5 floats.
  • the chamber 17 is in fluid communication with the reference port 85 , which may be connected to the environment from which fluid flows to the input 81 .
  • the plenum 79 acts as a constant vacuum sink drawing in fluid flowing from input 81 past the gate valve 95, which acts as a resistor. If the differential pressure between input 81 and plenum 79 remains constant, and the resistance to flow between input 81 and plenum 79 remains constant, the fluid mass flow rate will remain constant. The mass flow rate may be changed by changing the resistance to fluid flow caused by the gate valve 95 .
  • a constant pressure differential between the input 81 and the plenum 79 can be maintained by venting the reference chamber 17 to the input 81 , which is accomplished by connecting reference port 85 to the input 81 .
  • Adjusting the gate valve 95 causes more or less fluid to flow into plenum 79 , and the piston 5 and impeding member 96 will move down or up to modulate the pressure in the plenum 79 .
  • a change in the input pressure will cause a corresponding change in the pressure of chamber 17 , which in turn will cause the piston 5 to move and either widen or narrow the constriction point 80 to maintain a constant pressure differential between the plenum 79 and the input 81 .
  • variable resistor 95 By combining variable resistor 95 with a regulator that maintains a constant pressure differential across the variable resistor 95 , the device shown in Fig. 1 performs very well as a mass flow controller.
  • Fig. 2 shows another embodiment of the invention.
  • a venturi 80 which is formed in part by the top (frontal) face 52 of the piston 5 , does not gradually widen as the venturis shown in Figs. 3 and 4 below.
  • the port 85 in this version is located at the output 82 of the device.
  • the piston is pivotally mounted at one end 53 , while the other end 54 constricts the flow of fluid.
  • Fig. 3 shows another mass flow regulator.
  • fluid flows from the input 81 , through a venturi valve 80 that gradually narrows and widens the fluid passageway, to an output 82 .
  • Part of the venturi is made of a movable piston 5 , which may move up to narrow the venturi or move down to widen the venturi.
  • the piston 5 is attached to the body of the device by a hinge 84 located near the output 82 of the device.
  • the lower face of the piston 5 is exposed to a chamber 17 having a reference pressure.
  • This chamber 17 is vented to the input 81 by means of a port 85 , such that the reference pressure is equal to the pressure of the fluid at the input 81 .
  • the pressure in the venturi decreases because of the Bernoulli effect. This causes the piston 5 to tend to move up to narrow the venturi.
  • the weight of the piston 5 tends to pull the piston downward.
  • Another means of exerting a restoring force on the piston 5 would be with a spring.
  • the force exerted by the weight of the piston, or other restoring force balances with the force caused by the pressure differential between the chamber 17 and the venturi 80 , causing the piston to float (assuming the velocity of the fluid is great enough).
  • the pressure in the venturi, 80 will further decrease causing the piston to rise further.
  • the cross-sectional area of the venturi 80 decreases.
  • the mass flow rate of the fluid is equal to the product of the fluid's density, the cross-sectional area of the pathway and the velocity of the fluid, the mass flow rate remains fairly constant, i.e., the increased velocity is offset by the decreased cross-sectional area.
  • Fig. 4 shows a modified version of the Fig. 3 device, wherein the device can be adjusted to attain various mass flow rates. This is done by using a slidable mass 90 .
  • the desired mass flow rate can be increased by moving the mass 90 to the left, or decreased by moving the mass to the right.
  • the movement of the mass can, of course, be accomplished manually; however, it can also be accomplished remotely by using a servo-motor 92 which can move the mass 90 back and forth. The servo-motor can then be controlled electrically.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 are different perspectives of a preferred embodiment of the invention that has three airfoils 965 mounted in the path of the air flow.
  • the airfoils 965 are divided into upstream segments 961 and downstream segments 964 .
  • the upstream segments 961 in this embodiment are movable, whereas the downstream segments 964 are fixed to the walls of the fluid conduit.
  • the upstream segments 961 are rigidly attached to each other by rods 967 and 968 , which in turn are hingedly attached at their lower ends to piston 5 at hinge point 845 .
  • the piston 5 in this device like the pistons of the devices shown in Figs. 1-4, is hingedly mounted so that it rotates about point 84 .
  • rods 967 and 968 are also hingedly attached at hinge point 846 to upper member 843 , which in turn is hingedly mounted so that it rotates about point 842 . Because of these hinge connections, 84, 842, 845 and 846 , the upper member 843 moves in parallel with piston 5 . From the perspective shown in Fig. 6, the piston 5 , the upper member 843 and the rods 967 and 968 appear as three sides of a parallelogram with varying angles.
  • the piston 5 in the device shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is like the pistons shown in Figs. 1-4 in most respects.
  • the frontal face 52 of the piston 5 is exposed to the air in the plenum 79
  • its distal face 51 is exposed to air in the reference chamber 17 , and pivots up and down depending on the pressure differential between the plenum 79 and the reference chamber 17 .
  • air flowing through the device is more or less constricted.
  • the reference chamber 17 has flexible membranes 171 and 172 mounted at its edges to prevent an undue amount of air from flowing from the reference chamber 17 around the hinge points 84 and 845 into the plenum 79 , which is normally at a lower pressure than the reference pressure when fluid is flowing through the device.
  • Figs. 7A and 7B show how the upstream segments 961 are displaced with respect to downstream segments 964, so as to narrow the constriction points 80 .
  • rods 967 and 968 rod 968 is not shown in Figs. 7A and 7B
  • the downstream segments 964 are fixedly attached to the walls of the conduit and thus do not move. As segments 961 and 964 are displaced with respect to each other, the constriction points 80 narrow, and the impedance on the air flow increases.
  • the upstream segments 961 are fixedly attached to the conduit walls and the downstream segments 964 are attached to the piston 5 by means of rods 967 and 968 .
  • the effect on fluid flow in this alternative embodiment is similar to that of the embodiment shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7A and 7B: when the piston 5 rises, the airfoil segments 961 and 964 are displaced with respect to each other, and the constriction points 80 are narrowed.
  • each airfoil may be divided into three segments, upstream, middle and downstream segments, wherein the upstream and downstream segments are fixedly attached to the conduit walls, and the middle segment is movable.
  • some smaller portion of each airfoil may be displaceable from the rest of the airfoil so as to extend from the top of the airfoil and occlude the constriction point above the airfoil.
  • the restoring force created by the weight of the piston may be modified in a manner similar to that shown in the flow regulator shown in Fig. 4, which uses a slidable mass 90 .
  • a guide arm 91 along which the mass is slid, may be attached to the extension 841 (shown in Fig. 5) at the pivot point 84 .
  • the mass 90 may be moved closer to or further from the pivot point 84 in order to alter the tendency of the piston 5 to move up or down.
  • the mass 90 is positioned by means of a servo-motor, which is controlled electrically from a remote location.
  • This slidable mass apparatus may be located in a housing 849 located on the side of the regulator, as seen in Fig. 8.
  • Fig. 8 shows the exterior of the regulator shown in Figs. 5 and 6.
  • airfoils as a way of impeding flow may be adapted for use in a device for regulating flow from a air source to a process chamber at a lower pressure.
  • the air foils are mounted upstream of the plenum.
  • the piston is hingedly mounted over the plenum, so that, as the pressure in the plenum increases with respect to the reference (process chamber) pressure, the piston lifts a portion of the air foils, thereby increasing the impedance to the airfoil.
  • Fig. 9 shows how the regulators described hereinabove may be used to control the flow of air from a process chamber.
  • Air enters the process chamber through one or more regulators 97 .
  • the regulator shown in Figs. 5 and 6 in the present application may be used as regulator 98 in the Fig. 9 system.
  • the reference chamber 17 is connected to the process chamber so that the pressure in the process chamber is the reference pressure.
  • the input 81 of the regulator 98 is attached to the fume hood 94 , which draws noxious fumes.
  • the regulator 98 maintains in the fume hood 94 a fairly constant vacuum relative to the process chamber (i.e., a lower pressure than the process chamber). Fume hoods frequently have doors that allow laboratory technicians access inside the fume hood 94 . When these doors are opened, the regulator 98 controlling the relative vacuum in the fume hood 94 increases the air flow through the fume hood, thereby maintaining the vacuum in the fume hood 94 .
  • Regulator 99 draws air directly from the process chamber, preferably at a constant mass flow rate.
  • the regulator shown in Fig. 1 which has a gate valve 95 mounted upstream of the piston 5 , may be used to control the mass flow rate.
  • the regulator shown in Figs. 5 and 6 may be used to control the mass flow rate, if a throttling valve, such as gate valve 95 of the Fig. 1 regulator, is placed upstream of the piston 5 .
  • the regulators shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the present application may also be used as the mass flow regulator 99 of the Fig. 9 system.

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  1. Dispositif de régulation de l'écoulement d'un fluide dans un conduit, dans lequel le dispositif comprend un moyen formant obstacle (54) (96) (961), servant à gêner de manière variable l'écoulement d'un fluide dans le conduit, et un moyen de rétablissement (90) couplé de manière opérationnelle au moyen formant obstacle (54) (96) (961), dans lequel le moyen formant obstacle (54) (96) (961) comprend un piston déplaçable (5) ayant une face distale (51) qui est exposée à une pression de référence et une face frontale (52) qui forme une partie de la paroi du conduit de sorte que la gêne à l'écoulement du fluide dans le conduit varie en fonction de la position du piston déplaçable (5), et dans lequel le moyen de rétablissement (90) est capable de déplacer le piston (5) pour diminuer la gêne à l'écoulement du fluide dans le conduit, caractérisé en ce que le piston (5) est monté de façon pivotante, de manière à pouvoir tourner autour d'un point d'articulation (84).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le piston (5) est monté de manière à se déplacer dans une direction sensiblement transversale à la direction d'écoulement du fluide sur la face frontale (52) du piston (5), en élargissant ou rétrécissant ainsi le conduit.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le conduit est en communication avec une atmosphère environnante et la pression de référence est la pression de l'atmosphère environnante.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, comprenant en outre un moyen (95) à résistance variable pour gêner de manière variable l'écoulement du fluide dans le conduit.
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le moyen (95) à résistance variable est placé en amont de la face frontale (52) du piston (5), et dans lequel la pression de référence est la pression du fluide en amont du moyen (95) à résistance variable.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, dans lequel le moyen de rétablissement (90) comprend le poids du piston (5).
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, dans lequel le piston (5) comprend une masse coulissante (90) qui peut être éloignée ou rapprochée du point d'articulation (84) afin de faire varier la force exercée par le moyen de rétablissement.
  8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, dans lequel les faces frontale (52) et distale (51) ont des superficies approximativement égales.
  9. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, dans lequel le conduit n'est ventilé en aucun point entre l'entrée (81) et la sortie (82) du conduit, de sorte que la masse de fluide qui sort du dispositif par la sortie (82) est sensiblement égale à la masse de fluide qui entre dans le dispositif par l'entrée (81).
  10. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, dans lequel le piston (5) comporte une lèvre (80) en l'extrémité aval de la face frontale (52).
  11. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel le piston (5) comprend une ou plusieurs premières parties (961) qui, lors du déplacement du piston (5), sont déplacées par rapport à une ou plusieurs deuxièmes parties correspondantes (964) de sorte que plus le déplacement relatif des première (961) et deuxième (964) parties, ou de chacune d'elles, est grand et plus la gêne à l'écoulement du fluide dans le conduit est importante.
  12. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel piston (5) comprend une ou plusieurs premières parties et une ou plusieurs troisièmes parties, les première et troisième parties, ou chacune d'elles, correspondant à la deuxième partie ou à chacune d'elles, de sorte que lors du déplacement du piston (5), les première et troisième parties, ou chacune d'elles, sont déplacées par rapport à la deuxième partie correspondante ou à chacune d'elles de telle sorte que plus le déplacement relatif des première et troisième parties, ou de chacune d'elles, par rapport à la deuxième partie correspondante ou à chacune d'elles, est grand et plus la gêne à l'écoulement du fluide dans le conduit est importante.
  13. Dispositif selon la revendication 11 ou 12, dans lequel les première (961) et deuxième (964) parties, ou les première, deuxième et troisième parties, constituent un profil aérodynamique quand les première et deuxième parties ou les première, deuxième et troisième parties sont alignées en correspondance les unes avec les autres.
  14. Dispositif selon la revendication 11, dans lequel la première partie (961) est fixée de manière articulée au piston (5).
  15. Dispositif selon la revendication 11 ou 12, dans lequel la première partie (961) est en amont et la deuxième partie (964) en aval par rapport à la direction d'écoulement du fluide dans le conduit.
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